Share
A lighthearted exploration of various prominent and obscure Catholic topics.
…
continue reading
Manage episode 488552794 series 1251786
Content provided by Regent College Podcast. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Regent College Podcast or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.
Have you ever felt intimidated by theological conversations? Today, we talked to Dr. Amy Brown Hughes about the role of dialogue in generating theology in the early church. Famous theologians like Methodius, Gregory of Nyssa and Augustine published conversations with others, including prominent women in their lives, such as Thecla, Macrina and Monica. Amy argues that theology was not an elite genre or closed discussion then – nor should it be so today! She thoughtfully engages with many issues surrounding our engagement with God and invites us to enter into theology as a hospitable conversation. We’d encourage you to listen and discover aspects of the patristic period that may surprise and challenge your preconceptions – and then come join the dialogue in the classroom from July 14-18 at Regent.
Bio
Dr. Amy Brown Hughes is an Associate Professor of Theology at Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts. She earned her Ph.D. in historical theology with an emphasis in early Christianity from Wheaton College in 2013. Dr. Hughes specializes in early Christianity, focusing on Trinitarian and Christological thought, theological anthropology, and the role of women in early Christian history. She co-authored the book Christian Women in the Patristic World with Lynn H. Cohick. We’re excited that Amy will be joining us at Regent from July 14-18 to teach a class on Theology as Dialogue in Early Christianity.
Summer Listener Survey
Please fill out our Listener Survey before the end of July for the opportunity to win a $100 Regent College Bookstore Gift Card.
Regent College Podcast
Thanks for listening. Please like, rate and review us on your podcast platform of choice and share this episode with a friend.
Follow Us on Social Media
Keep in Touch
Chapters
1. Dr. Amy Brown Hughes: Understanding Theology as the Church in Dialogue – From the Patristics to Today (00:00:00)
2. Intro Summary (00:00:22)
3. Amy's Bio (00:02:41)
4. Journey to Becoming a Historical Theologian (00:03:38)
5. What Does "Theology as Dialogue" Mean? (00:07:52)
6. Theology in the In-Between Space (00:12:37)
7. Examples of Dialogues: Instruction, Growth, and Familial Relationships (00:15:32)
8. Methodius of Olympus's Symposium: Ten Virgins Talking about Eschatology (00:16:50)
9. Greogory of Nyssa: Learning Wisdom from His Sister Macrina (00:20:48)
10. Augustine: Lesser Known Early Works – Learning How to Listen Well (00:24:09)
11. Monica: You Don't Have to Be an Expert to Do Theology (00:25:53)
12. Unearthing the Women Theologians in the Patristic Period (00:27:54)
13. Councils Were Not the Pinnacle of Theological Engagement (00:31:03)
14. Early Christian Dialogues: Christianizing Plato and Socrates? (00:33:42)
15. Entry Points into Early Christian Writings: Capturing the Imagination (00:39:55)
16. Let's Be Guest Instead of Host: We Don't Always Have to Know Everything (00:43:21)
17. Dialogue Is Not About Winning: Theology Should Be Collective and Transformative (00:47:35)
18. Accountability in Dialogue: Mutual Submission vs. Insurmountable Conflict (00:51:22)
19. The Tyranny of Treatises and Systematic Theology: Prioritizing Logic, Rationality and a Final Form (00:56:00)
20. Engaging in Meaningful Dialogue as the Global Church: Integrating Disciplines, Resourcing the Church, Responding to Praxis (01:03:58)
21. Africa: The Growth Point of Christology (01:10:05)
22. Resisting Elitism: Allowing Others to Host, Facilitating Theology (01:11:31)
23. All Theology Should Be Public Theology (01:16:28)
24. Connecting with Humans in the Image of God and Speaking Well of God (01:20:02)
25. Dispositions: Courage, Generosity and Vulnerability (01:21:16)
26. Antidote to Defensiveness: Confidence in the Spirit (01:23:25)
27. Outro (01:26:12)
328 episodes
))
